BA (Hons) Sociology & Criminology 36 months Undergraduate Programme By Bournemouth University |TopUniversities

BA (Hons) Sociology & Criminology

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

19,635 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Jun, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Why study BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology at BU?

  • This course will give you the sophisticated knowledge and analytical skillset needed for breaking into employment in the public and social sectors
  • Understand and appreciate what’s going on in the world around you from two very different but highly inter-related disciplines, learning from research-active social scientists 
  • Tackle hot topics such as social exclusion, human trafficking, terrorism, penology, policing, victimology, and many other eye-opening components 
  • Choose from either a 30-week ‘sandwich’ placement, or a shorter 20-day placement – crucial for enhancing your employability 
  • Develop your own piece of research based on a topic that interests you, or aligns itself with your future career or study plans, in your final year dissertation
  • Be career ready - within fifteen months of graduating 90% of students were in work or further study.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Why study BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology at BU?

  • This course will give you the sophisticated knowledge and analytical skillset needed for breaking into employment in the public and social sectors
  • Understand and appreciate what’s going on in the world around you from two very different but highly inter-related disciplines, learning from research-active social scientists 
  • Tackle hot topics such as social exclusion, human trafficking, terrorism, penology, policing, victimology, and many other eye-opening components 
  • Choose from either a 30-week ‘sandwich’ placement, or a shorter 20-day placement – crucial for enhancing your employability 
  • Develop your own piece of research based on a topic that interests you, or aligns itself with your future career or study plans, in your final year dissertation
  • Be career ready - within fifteen months of graduating 90% of students were in work or further study.

Admission Requirements

6+
169+
104+
104+
59+
60+
BTEC National Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit (112 UCAS tariff points) Diploma: Distinction*, Distinction (104 UCAS tariff points) Foundation Diploma/90-credit Diploma: We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff Extended Certificate/Subsidiary Diploma: We accept this qualification as part of the overall tariff.

30 Jun 2026
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
19,635 GBP

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